Criminals are trying to sell fake COVID-19 vaccines to desperate governments and citizens, threatening trust in the real health care supply chain.
On this episode of Midday Market Update, Kaylee Nix and Michael Vincent look at the first-mile logistics market and hear about a flurry of recent acquisitions.
The effort to stop the COVID-19 pandemic is generating a lot of waste. Now, health care providers have to dispose of those materials.
Logistics supply chains have delivered. More than 300 million vaccine doses have been distributed and administered.
Companies in a wide variety of industries are starting to offer vaccines to their employees at work. That protects employees’ health and the company’s bottom line.
The recent stimulus bill would funnel billions to the health care supply chain quickly. Recent executive orders indicate the feds aim to focus on health care supply chain long term.
Delaying second doses would change the distribution pattern for vaccines and reshape the supply chain. Also, vaccine manufacturers say supply is about to dramatically increase.
Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says winter storm disruptions are a “temporary setback” to COVID vaccine delays.
Brussels Airport may be the busiest airport when it comes to moving coronavirus vaccines by air.
Some supply chain experts believe a nationwide IT system for managing COVID-19 vaccine distribution would be more efficient, but it’s been difficult to create one.
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Pharmaceutical companies often get nervous that carelessness by a transportation provider will spoil a shipment of COVID vaccines or other medicines. Airfreight experts say data sharing and teamwork can eliminate most glitches.
Also on this week’s podcast: Diesel gains back almost all of the pandemic losses
DOT Secretary Elaine Chao emailed a farewell letter to employees on Friday detailing her resignation and COVID-19 challenges.
The Swiss logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel has extensive pharmaceutical experience and will handle the storage and transportation of COVID-19 vaccines for Moderna around the world.
Russia is shipping its COVID-19 vaccine to several countries, including Argentina.
After months of anticipation, COVID vaccines are finally rolling out across the country. However, both GM and Ford have decided against a mandatory vaccination policy.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, project44 has secured $100 million in funding; plus, Amazon was forced to close a warehouse days before Christmas because of rising COVID cases and McKesson has started shipping Moderna’s vaccine.
Team McKesson is implementing Phase 2 of Operation Warp Speed on Sunday, delivering the first Moderna COVID vaccines across the nation.
Railway supply workers support critical infrastructure, the trade group says.
